By looking through the history, the gender roles such as being a daughter, wife, and mother of children have defined the women and they have always been oppressed down by the men around them such as father, brothers, and then the husband. In “A Room of One’s Own”, Virginia Woolf argues about the root of equality and the fact that it is based on the traditional roles of women, they have never had space and time for themselves to think about the world around them. In addition to that, even if a female was successful in her life and achieve greatness, her work would not be appreciated enough. In an article published in The Guardian website, the author point out to the fact that, “Personal relationships, husbands, wives and children are no doubt vitally important in many people’s lives and should be discussed when looking back. But all too often women are firstly classed and summed up by their roles as wives and mothers, rather than by their other accomplishments”
By looking through the history, the gender roles such as being a daughter, wife, and mother of children have defined the women and they have always been oppressed down by the men around them such as father, brothers, and then the husband. In “A Room of One’s Own”, Virginia Woolf argues about the root of equality and the fact that it is based on the traditional roles of women, they have never had space and time for themselves to think about the world around them. In addition to that, even if a female was successful in her life and achieve greatness, her work would not be appreciated enough. In an article published in The Guardian website, the author point out to the fact that, “Personal relationships, husbands, wives and children are no doubt vitally important in many people’s lives and should be discussed when looking back. But all too often women are firstly classed and summed up by their roles as wives and mothers, rather than by their other accomplishments”